I think the plywood discusssion elsewhere in this group could use a healthy
shot your "insight"! :-)

"Brian D" wrote in message
news:6FMMa.23388$Xm3.4660@sccrnsc02...
That's what I was going to say...if you want all that nice aesthetic
appeal
of blue tarp, then you can make it even prettier with some nice silver
duct
tape. Remember, "If the women don't find you handsome, then at least make
sure they find you handy."

Brian


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"Keith" wrote in message
...
There's no glue that will work with polyethylene or polypropylene. I
spent
a
lot of years TRYING to formulate one... I'd be rich if I could.

You can heat weld as someone mentioned with an iron, but practice on
some
scrap first. You CAN make things stick a little better by oxidizing the
surface with a torch, but that's probably impractical with a thin tarp.
Glenn's tape sounds promising, or just use duct tape on BOTH sides of
your
seam.

Now if you can find tarps made of PVC or Hypalon, you can glue those.

--


Keith
__
Half of preventing a boating collision is you knowing what you're
doing --
the other half is
that he knows what you're doing.
"Joseph Palazzolo" wrote in message
...
I was thinking there might be some type of solvent similar to that
used
to
weld PVC pipe.

Joe Palazzolo
Done Deal


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...
I have had moderate success with double faced tarp tape from
Northern
Hydraulics. It last about as long as the blue tarps. (Which don't
last
all that long in the first place.)

Joseph Palazzolo wrote:
Is it possible to glue blue plastic tarp? If so, what glue should
be
used?

Joe Palazzolo
Done Deal




--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or
lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
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Sorry to inject one thread into another... but, one site I saw combined
the 2...

It had study plans for a small boat and instead of stitch and glue, it
used duct tape. Instead of using wire or wire ties, you just duct tape
the seams on the outside and then continue on with typical s&g
construction. Red Green would be proud.

Ed

Fred Williams wrote:
I think the plywood discusssion elsewhere in this group could use a healthy
shot your "insight"! :-)

"Brian D" wrote in message
news:6FMMa.23388$Xm3.4660@sccrnsc02...

That's what I was going to say...if you want all that nice aesthetic

appeal

of blue tarp, then you can make it even prettier with some nice silver

duct

tape. Remember, "If the women don't find you handsome, then at least make
sure they find you handy."

Brian


--
- Remove the uppercase NS' characters from my email address
"Keith" wrote in message
...

There's no glue that will work with polyethylene or polypropylene. I

spent

a

lot of years TRYING to formulate one... I'd be rich if I could.

You can heat weld as someone mentioned with an iron, but practice on

some

scrap first. You CAN make things stick a little better by oxidizing the
surface with a torch, but that's probably impractical with a thin tarp.
Glenn's tape sounds promising, or just use duct tape on BOTH sides of

your

seam.

Now if you can find tarps made of PVC or Hypalon, you can glue those.

--


Keith
__
Half of preventing a boating collision is you knowing what you're

doing --

the other half is
that he knows what you're doing.
"Joseph Palazzolo" wrote in message
...

I was thinking there might be some type of solvent similar to that

used

to

weld PVC pipe.

Joe Palazzolo
Done Deal


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...

I have had moderate success with double faced tarp tape from

Northern

Hydraulics. It last about as long as the blue tarps. (Which don't

last

all that long in the first place.)

Joseph Palazzolo wrote:

Is it possible to glue blue plastic tarp? If so, what glue should

be

used?

Joe Palazzolo
Done Deal




--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or

lack

there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Brian D" wrote in message
news:6FMMa.23388$Xm3.4660@sccrnsc02...
That's what I was going to say...if you want all that nice aesthetic
appeal
of blue tarp, then you can make it even prettier with some nice silver
duct
tape. Remember, "If the women don't find you handsome, then at least make
sure they find you handy."

Brian


--
There's no glue that will work with polyethylene or polypropylene. I
spent
a
lot of years TRYING to formulate one... I'd be rich if I could.

You can heat weld as someone mentioned with an iron, but practice on
some
scrap first. You CAN make things stick a little better by oxidizing the
surface with a torch, but that's probably impractical with a thin tarp.
Glenn's tape sounds promising, or just use duct tape on BOTH sides of
your
seam.

Now if you can find tarps made of PVC or Hypalon, you can glue those.

--


Keith
__
Half of preventing a boating collision is you knowing what you're
doing --
the other half is
that he knows what you're doing.
"Joseph Palazzolo" wrote in message
...
I was thinking there might be some type of solvent similar to that
used
to
weld PVC pipe.

Joe Palazzolo
Done Deal


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...
I have had moderate success with double faced tarp tape from
Northern
Hydraulics. It last about as long as the blue tarps. (Which don't
last
all that long in the first place.)

Joseph Palazzolo wrote:
Is it possible to glue blue plastic tarp? If so, what glue should
be
used?

Joe Palazzolo
Done Deal




--
Glenn Ashmore


If you are joining edge to edge, just sew through the string
edges with a needle and palm, or a curved needle and pliers, or
on a machine set for loose zig zag or straight stitches. Or use a
stapler. Paint it with sunblock, or drape thin woven glass and
poly resin over it.

Instant hardtop dodger!

Other edges, fold tarp along line plus a bit and sew through one
string edge and the other doubled part. Use smaller stitches.
Use double sided tape to hold it in place. gummed fiberglass tape
or nylon strapping might offer some reinforcement, but I have
never bothered.

It sews well, as any sailor would know, and only takes a trice.

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